2 B SMOKIN

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#5521

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1450

peak 1450 · rated over 8 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2023-03-17

Best ToY finish

#1255

Master 2023

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 9 contests

Avg finish

top 78%

overall standings

Best overall

670.7888 / 720

Master · 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

618.07 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 620.81 (-2.74)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.0000

Chicken · Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off

Consistency

±25.18

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 160.12 · weakest Brisket (146.76)

Road miles

359

mi across 9 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi

Schedule strength

27%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1537)

Purse competed for

$10K

listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

GCs in 1 state-championship entries

Master avg

620.81 / 720

9 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (6 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

High-water mark

670.7888 career-best overall

93.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 670.7888 at 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship — 93.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
2023-03-17

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

Three Brothers Different Mothers ahead in 100% of their meetings

Three Brothers Different Mothers has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The weak link

−13.4 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 13.35 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 11%.

Brisket avg 146.76
Chicken avg 160.12
0 calls in 9 entries

The comeback

4.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.7 years, then back at 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship (2023-03-17).

last seen 2018-07-13
back 2023-03-17

Chicken nemesis

3 of 4 shared chicken entries lost

Three Brothers Different Mothers ahead 75% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Three Brothers Different Mothers has out-cooked them in 3 of 4 shared chicken entries.

A May team

Top 67% average finish in May

Something about May: average finish in the top 67% across 4 contests, versus top 78% the rest of the year.

4 May contests
top 78% the rest of the year

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115 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Avon Purple Cobra's

#5504 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2026-07-31

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Boar on the Floor

#5528 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 9, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2025-10-17

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Barr's BQ

#5511 of the rated field

1450 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Level with 2 B SMOKIN on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

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BRISKETBONE BBQ

#5537 of the rated field

1449 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1449

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2024-08-16

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LEFLER'S PIT CREW

#5524 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

Their last contest in the data was back in 2018, 5 years before 2 B SMOKIN's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 8 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

SKILLET HEAD BBQ

#5531 of the rated field

1450 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1450

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2016-03-19

⚔ Head-to-head

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	9	1	1	1	176.0000	152.5712	160.12	top 64%
Pork Ribs	9	1	0	0	169.1656	140.5368	154.14	top 70%
Pork	9	2	0	0	173.7028	145.6228	159.79	top 59%
Brisket	9	0	0	0	162.2628	135.3372	146.76	top 84%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	5	0	top 82%
KS	4	0	top 73%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	8	0	top 79%
Large (40+)	1	0	top 68%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series)	2	15	0	top 68%	2016-05-06
Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2	10	0	top 66%	2014-05-02

The story so far (17 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 9.9 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2023-03-17

Busiest season 2015 2 contests

Contests a season 1.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 5 of 9 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 7 2 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 9 entries · 1 win · 1 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 160.12 · weakest Brisket (146.76)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 4 of 9 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 1 of 9 contests

Master average 620.81 out of 720 · 9 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 248 66–219 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 359 9 mapped stops · furthest 73 mi

Schedule strength 1537 average field rating faced — tougher than 27% of rated contests

Purse competed for $10,000 listed at 1 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships 0 from 1 state-championship entries

Longest layoff 4.7 yrs 2018-07-13 → 2023-03-17

Power rating 1450 peak 1450 · #5521 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 Peak power rating (1486) Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
2014
May 2 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 2 First category win (Chicken) Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 2 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 2 First overall past 90% of a perfect score656.5028 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 2 Career-best single call (Chicken)176.0000 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
2023
Mar 17 Career-best overall score670.7888 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship
Mar 17 Most recent contest 5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+5.9	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2014-05-02
+0.3	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship	2023-03-17

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.8	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2013-05-03
-12.3	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest	2015-07-03
-12.1	Sunflower Barbecue	2013-06-14
-8.6	Johnson County Fair BBQ	2014-07-11
-6.8	*1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL)	2018-07-13

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2023	1	0	0	0%	top 68%	93.2%	93.2%
2018	1	0	0	100%	top 88%	86%	86%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 71%	82.5%	82.5%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 83%	83.9%	83.8%
2014	2	1	1	50%	top 62%	91.2%	88.8%
2013	2	0	0	0%	top 93%	86.4%	84.6%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023-03-17	5th Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	46 / 68 (670.7888)	35 (169.1316)	46 (165.6916)	20 (173.7028)	53 (162.2628)
2018-07-13	*1st Annual Cameron Elks BBQ Cook Off(JUDGES FULL) Cameron, MO	21 / 24 (619.2912)	21 (153.1200)	7 (169.1656)	23 (145.6228)	23 (151.3828)
2016-05-06	UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitors Invitational Series) unrated Kansas City, MO	17 / 24 (594.2056)	11 (158.2400)	20 (140.5368)	9 (154.2744)	17 (141.1544)
2015-07-03	Liberty 4th Fest BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	27 / 27 (603.8404)	24 (160.5488)	26 (144.5488)	18 (163.4056)	27 (135.3372)
2015-05-01	UMB Smokin' Vault (Competitor's Series) Kansas City, MO	15 / 23 (602.2292)	12 (154.8344)	18 (147.4288)	9 (162.2744)	18 (137.6916)
2014-07-11	Johnson County Fair BBQ Warrensburg, MO	31 / 36 (621.5776)	31 (155.4516)	31 (151.3372)	14 (165.7028)	31 (149.0860)
2014-05-02	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	10 / 26 (656.5028)	1 (176.0000)	11 (158.2744)	15 (161.7028)	15 (160.5256)
2013-06-14	Sunflower Barbecue Topeka, KS	31 / 34 (622.2858)	23 (161.1430)	19 (163.4284)	28 (157.1430)	32 (140.5714)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	31 / 33 (596.5710)	30 (152.5712)	31 (146.8572)	28 (154.2854)	31 (142.8572)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2023 ↗	Master	#1255 (60 pts)	#1319 (60 pts)	#1432 (60 pts)	#1188 (85 pts)	#1296 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1917 (69 pts)	#1973 (69 pts)	#1476 (154 pts)	#2495 (59 pts)	#2488 (59 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2838 (52 pts)	#2749 (57 pts)	#2835 (52 pts)	#2078 (87 pts)	#2834 (52 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#1434 (187 pts)	#1019 (337 pts)	#1507 (182 pts)	#1385 (217 pts)	#1615 (162 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1750 (117 pts)	#1759 (127 pts)	#1640 (147 pts)	#1840 (117 pts)	#1791 (117 pts)